Quote from: UK Redsox on July 25, 2022, 10:34:38 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on July 25, 2022, 10:11:47 AMQuote from: UK Redsox on July 25, 2022, 09:41:23 AMAs is....11th > 13thWith a new forward (or if Cam proves that his potential is real) and, maybe, another midfield option....8th > 10thNo cup winsYou honestly think our squad is 11-13th material? A squad with the likes of Coutinho, Kamara, Digne, Carlos, Buendia, Bailey, Ramsey, McGinn should righly be finishing below the likes of Brighton, Southampton, Wolves, Newcastle and Palace?It should......but I have my doubts that it will.How much can Bailey be relied on ?Same goes for Phil, to a lesser extent ?McGinn is not the force that he was since opposition started backing off him and not 'engaging with the arse' to let him roll off them.I've no real confidence in Ings or Watkins and I think Gerrard will try to shoehorn both into the starting lineup.Other teams have also improvedThis is where I am at, sadly pessimistic.I just hope that I am wrong and Gerrard shows us that he is the young up coming managerial titan now he has his team and a full pre season to shape the way we play.
Quote from: chrisw1 on July 25, 2022, 10:11:47 AMQuote from: UK Redsox on July 25, 2022, 09:41:23 AMAs is....11th > 13thWith a new forward (or if Cam proves that his potential is real) and, maybe, another midfield option....8th > 10thNo cup winsYou honestly think our squad is 11-13th material? A squad with the likes of Coutinho, Kamara, Digne, Carlos, Buendia, Bailey, Ramsey, McGinn should righly be finishing below the likes of Brighton, Southampton, Wolves, Newcastle and Palace?It should......but I have my doubts that it will.How much can Bailey be relied on ?Same goes for Phil, to a lesser extent ?McGinn is not the force that he was since opposition started backing off him and not 'engaging with the arse' to let him roll off them.I've no real confidence in Ings or Watkins and I think Gerrard will try to shoehorn both into the starting lineup.Other teams have also improved
Quote from: UK Redsox on July 25, 2022, 09:41:23 AMAs is....11th > 13thWith a new forward (or if Cam proves that his potential is real) and, maybe, another midfield option....8th > 10thNo cup winsYou honestly think our squad is 11-13th material? A squad with the likes of Coutinho, Kamara, Digne, Carlos, Buendia, Bailey, Ramsey, McGinn should righly be finishing below the likes of Brighton, Southampton, Wolves, Newcastle and Palace?
As is....11th > 13thWith a new forward (or if Cam proves that his potential is real) and, maybe, another midfield option....8th > 10thNo cup wins
OK, for the pessimists (and yes I accept we we may underperform again) whose squad would you swap with out of Newcastle, Brighton, Southampton, Leicetser, Wolves, Palace, Brentoford, Everton and Leeds?There may be 2-3 players max you may want from some of these teams, but who would you swap the whole squad with? The answer will be non, unless you're nuts.So surely if more than one of them finishes above us we must be underperforming?
Quote from: chrisw1 on July 25, 2022, 07:37:40 PMOK, for the pessimists (and yes I accept we we may underperform again) whose squad would you swap with out of Newcastle, Brighton, Southampton, Leicetser, Wolves, Palace, Brentoford, Everton and Leeds?There may be 2-3 players max you may want from some of these teams, but who would you swap the whole squad with? The answer will be non, unless you're nuts.So surely if more than one of them finishes above us we must be underperforming?Yeah - but most of them finished above us last season
Quote from: Beard82 on July 25, 2022, 08:04:41 PMQuote from: chrisw1 on July 25, 2022, 07:37:40 PMOK, for the pessimists (and yes I accept we we may underperform again) whose squad would you swap with out of Newcastle, Brighton, Southampton, Leicetser, Wolves, Palace, Brentoford, Everton and Leeds?There may be 2-3 players max you may want from some of these teams, but who would you swap the whole squad with? The answer will be non, unless you're nuts.So surely if more than one of them finishes above us we must be underperforming?Yeah - but most of them finished above us last season A season where we shot well below par. But I'm assuming you would take some of these squads above ours, so your answer to the questiion is?...